Kang Hun, Fischer Ian C, Na Peter J, Pietrzak Robert H
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States of America.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, United States of America.
PLoS One. 2024 Dec 11;19(12):e0313609. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313609. eCollection 2024.
In line with the US Department of Veterans Affairs' adoption of a Whole Health approach to healthcare, there has been growing interest in factors linked to veterans' perceptions of well-being. To date, no known study has examined levels and correlates of perceived happiness in this population. To examine this question, we analyzed data from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, which surveyed a nationally representative sample of 4,069 US military veterans. Overall, veterans reported mean happiness scores of 5.41 out of 7. Greater purpose in life was the strongest correlate of happiness, followed by lower severity of depressive symptoms, and higher optimism, emotional stability, and resilience. Among veterans who screened positive for depression, those who scored higher on measures of optimism, emotional stability, and resilience reported greater happiness. Interventions to leverage these modifiable psychosocial characteristics may help promote happiness and subjective well-being in this population.
与美国退伍军人事务部采用的全面健康医疗方法相一致，人们对与退伍军人幸福感认知相关的因素越来越感兴趣。迄今为止，尚无已知研究考察过这一人群的幸福感水平及其相关因素。为了研究这个问题，我们分析了退伍军人健康与复原力全国性研究的数据，该研究调查了4069名具有全国代表性的美国退伍军人样本。总体而言，退伍军人报告的平均幸福得分是7分中的5.41分。生活中有更明确的目标是幸福感最强的相关因素，其次是抑郁症状较轻，以及更高的乐观度、情绪稳定性和复原力。在抑郁症筛查呈阳性的退伍军人中，在乐观度、情绪稳定性和复原力测量中得分较高的人报告的幸福感更强。利用这些可改变的心理社会特征的干预措施可能有助于促进这一人群的幸福感和主观幸福感。
